Mitochondrial DNA: A Biomarker of Disease Severity in Necrotizing Enterocolitis.

Edoardo BindiBo LiHaitao ZhouMaarten Janssen LokMashriq AlganabiRossella AngottiAgostino Pierro

Published in: European journal of pediatric surgery : official journal of Austrian Association of Pediatric Surgery ... [et al] = Zeitschrift fur Kinderchirurgie (2019)

Following NEC intestinal injury, mtDNA is released from the intestine into circulation. The blood level of mtDNA is related to the degree of intestinal injury. mtDNA can be a novel marker of intestinal injury and can be useful for monitoring the progression of NEC.

Keyphrases

mitochondrial dna
copy number
genome wide
gene expression
preterm infants
low birth weight